The Atari Star’s vocalist, Marc, sounds as if Dexter Holland and Neil Young had a child. The mastering on “Prayer + Pretend†is similar. There is tremendous fury laced throughout this disc, but the oppressive mastering found on this disc holds the band from achieving much more. The iconic guitar lines on a track like “Starve a Fever†jerks the listener around, only moving into an early-nineties brand of distortion…
Highland Park, CA band Fol Chen recently joined the roster of Asthmatic Kitty Records – their debut record isn’t due until Feb. 17, 2009 and today they’re sharing their second music video (directed by Nancy Jean Tucker), plus another track from their record and a remix track handled by Matthew David of Dublab.
Sothern California California powerhouse SiX have been selected to join P.O.D and Disturbed on WWE’s Smackdown vs Raw 2009 video game. The song “Circles” (re-titled as “Better than Mine” for the game) has been taken from the band’s last album “Between The Warning and the War” and is featured on the game’s soundtrack.The licensed songs in the soundtrack WWE’s Smackdown VS. Raw 2009 video game are as follows:
“Reverend Charismaâ€, the new release from Wedlock, was a solid enough song the first time I heard it and gave it the focus that it deserved on the web site (and possibly in a future issue of the magazine). I learned today that Wedlock has stepped their game up and have created a video that will change how listeners (and viewers) understand the song (and the band generally).
Why Hartford, Connecticut’s CABLE are not a household name—at least in households familiar with Unsane and Quicksand—is a mystery that may never be solved. The veteran noisy rockers worked the scene for a dozen years, releasing records on labels such as Hydra Head, Translation Loss, Doghouse and touring alongside bands like Isis and 5ive, before calling it quits in 2006.
Asva has fifty minutes of music split up amongst four tracks. This allows for the band to set their own pace in creating a very distinctive sound. For a while during “Kill the Dog…â€, I was expecting a whole-scale move to a Misfits-like slam against the wall (think “Forbidden Zoneâ€). The music is well-done, if not a little plodding, with a definite structure in place to continue to drag listeners…
Nike+ Sport Music and Serato White Label Delivery Network are proud to announce the first official 12″ control vinyl picture-disc that celebrates DJ A-Trak’s debut album Running Man: Nike+ Original Run.
I would say that Astronautalis was a new-country type of band, but there is a heavy amount of electronic and indie influence during the band’s first track on “The Mighty Ocean…â€, “Short Term Memory Lossâ€. At some point, Astronautalis is a very fun and catchy act. The vocal style presses the listeners to try to dissect all that the lead vocalist is saying. The delivery during “Short Term Memory Loss 
Minnesota-born and Paris-bred chanteuse Alexandra Hope’s debut album “Invisible Sunday” finally sees the light of day after years of honing her craft on the stage. She got her start in Minneapolis opening for acts diverse as Don Cabellero, Elliot Smith, and Idlewild. After entering the French music scene as a complete unknown, Alexandra’s brand of breathtaking guitar/piano based gothic folk-rock quickly found success attracting a local following and getting airplay…
Baltimore’s favorite sons, The Bridge, head out for a 30-city, coast-to-coast, U.S tour this month that stretches through the end of February. The band begins with dates in the mid-Atlantic region before heading south for shows in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, next making a full run up the West Coast to Washington before winding down to Colorado. The Bridge are touring behind Blind Man’s Hill, their brand new album on…
Throughout the years, probably since the beginning of my magazines, I have been receiving releases by The Astroglides, Israel’s premiere surf-punk band. Also throughout the years, I have noticed a definite increase of both the recording and musical quality of The Astroglides songs, which means by the time I get a new Astroglides album in my hands, I am quite excited. Again instrumental, the lyrics are non-existent, but are really…
The third time is, indeed, always a charm and Back to Back Vol. 3, mobilee’s third installment of the Back to Back compilation series, proves just that!
On April 7, 2009, we will release the debut album from Seattle’s Telekinesis entitled Telekinesis!. Telekinesis is the project of Michael Benjamin Lerner. Michael recorded Telekinesis! at Two Sticks Audio in Seattle with producer Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Tegan and Sara). Michael wrote and sang all of the songs and played nearly all of the instruments on the album, but tours with a full band that…
US Tour Dates 02/15 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw 03/03 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge w/ Callers and Cary Brothers 03/07 Washington, DC The Red and The Black** 03/09 Pittsburgh, PA garfield artworks** 03/10 Newport, KY southgate house** 03/11 Indianapolis, IN MOKB Laundromatinee Session 03/11 Bloomington, IN Cinemat** 03/12 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway** 03/13 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen** 03/14 Rock Island, IL Daytrotter Presents** 03/17 Dallas, TX Mountain House** 03/22…
Asteria tries to make it big in the dominant emo paradigm that is resent in popular music. During a track like “Drink Life to the Leesâ€, the emo style blends with hardcore screaming and an A Static Lullaby style to make something that is ultimately familiar but slightly different than all of the other bands that are currently on the market. The one thing that really breaks the band free…
EMMA COOK, who the Toronto Star called a “meld of Alanis Morrissette warble with Ani DiFranco angst,†is debuting her eclectic brand of music in the States this spring with the arrival of her first U.S. CD release, Hit & Run, set to street March 31, 2009. Quickly becoming one of Canada’s most vibrant singer/songwriter/guitarists, the Toronto Independent Music Award nominee also will kick off her first U.S tour in…
As touring expenses continue to increase, the Denny’s Allnighter program is continuing to support bands on the road with free meals and hosted afterparties with fans! To follow up successful past Adopted Bands like Anberlin, The Cab, Katy Perry, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Saving Abel, Denny’s Allnighter has once again teamed up with some of the most exciting acts currently touring across the U.S.
The slow sound that starts out Asono’s EP , specifically the track “Street Full of Strangersâ€, does not lend itself well to any existing musical genre. The band is in the rock genre, but the emotional guitar work is much more reminiscent of a late eighties style. There are hints of Big Mountain and The Psychedelic Furs, even as Asono attempts to take up the standard of the current emo…
Megapuss is a collaboration between Devendra Banhart and Greg Rogove (of Priestbird and drummer for Devendra’s touring band). Released at the end of 2008, coverage is just starting to appear in earnest and I’m including the latest batch below.
NeuFutur Magazine and Total Assault have joined together to come up with a killer Hollywood Undead Contest. We, Total Assault, and Hollywood Undead have teamed up to hook up one lucky grand prize winner with a Playstation 3 prize pack that includes the game system and Madden NFL ’09.